3 For I should not have known how to love the Lord, if He had not loved me. (ODE) 4 For who is able to distinguish love, except the one that is loved? (ODE) 5 I love the Beloved, and my soul loves Him: (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 3:3–5
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Song of Solomon 7:9–11
9 and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth. 10 I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night among the wildflowers.
1 John 4:7–9
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into…
Odes of Solomon 8:13–15
13 And understand my knowledge, ye who know me in truth. (ODE) 14 Love me with affection, ye who love: (ODE) 15 For I do not turn away my face from them that are mine; (ODE)
Sirach 25:10–12
10 How great is he who has found wisdom! Yet there is none greater than one who fears the Lord. (WEB) 11 The fear of the Lord surpasses all things. To whom shall he who holds it be likened? (WEB) 12 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cl… (KJV)
1 John 4:18–20
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because He first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who…
1 Corinthians 8:2–4
2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But the one who loves God is known by God. 4 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Odes of Solomon 16:3–5
3 Because His love bath nourished my heart, and even to my lips His fruits He poured out. (ODE) 4 For my love is the Lord, and therefore I will sing unto Him: (ODE) 5 For I am made strong in His praise, and I have faith in Him. (ODE)
2 Corinthians 11:10–12
10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 12 But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be re…
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